The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

4ls fhat all r1gntf She exclalneu
iniratiently. '.One can do those things
heres'
% sou refer to the atmospheric
freedQn from dampness and malaria or
to he rural freedom from inlpro-
FIFTH. ? she replied promptly.
fiutaIion was concerned, you troubletl
ybllrelf about the former consideration
10. the excitement keeps one from
taking cold, she said. with perfect gray-
ity, III staring out of the window.
l,arst out laughing.
Vow, please don't laugh, y she said,
relaxing the seriousness of her own face.
Il cainc to you because have gotten
into tight corner, and because want
you 70 help me out. y
Oh, indeed! that is usually the time
one seeks out ones friends, i believe"
-. You can be as sarcastic as you
choose- if you viii only do what l want
you o do,
.sNfell. what is its Have you been
goins little too far with Mr.. Whitney,
Do Jon want to draw yourself out of the
..Tbpt is it precisely,'' she cried with
gre animation. You always see
slfougll things clearly when you take the
pains. Elleni The fact is am afrnid-
tliat-the fellow is getting a little too
fond of me. Mind you, have never en-
cournged him -
'.Oh! You have never encouraged
him?''
Now, don't be dull!'' she cried petu-
lantly. 'tYou understand what mean
perfectly well. have never encouraged
him to think might-well. marry him;
have never gone SO far as that. And
have never said outright-to
make him think that was really fond of
him in any way. One can be just US cir
cumspect as that. you know, and still flirt
like-like everything" SHE concluded.
simply.
"Oh, can one? Don't say you know.
There's no knowledge at all in my case.
have already confessed complete ignur-
ance of the entire modus ol,erandi of tlir.
tation.''
'.Well, you know enough to see that
there are some girls who fiirt in the most
horrid vulgar way imaginable; cores
ponding with a man, and languisEing at
him, and letting him squeeze their hand.
and all that. And that there are others
who ofiirt but who never. never permit any
thing of that kindi The wllole-er''-
Performance, suggested.
Consists in shatlings inesse- lin
intangibilities.
'Intangibilities is excellent" I"
stAnd can assure you that that is the
sort of Irritation which is truly artistic.
The other is a base and a gross counter
felt.
.'What is the trouble with your truly
artistic work, then, may inquirc:''
'.It has been too artistic, - she returned.
'sIt has gone too deep: at least, ] repeat,
am afr;id so. Now, you see, Ellen.
cannot have Mr.. Whitney following me
coming to see me in town. lie makes
no secret of it that he has no fortune at
all, and that being the case the people at
home would absolutely not hear of his
having any-wcll, intentions. Papa has
said hundred times that he doesn't
want poor son-in-law; as for mamma,
she told mo every day since was out OF
short frocks not, as ] valued my llappi-
ness. to marry poor man. for it did moi
pay; which, by the way, always
thought rather hard on papa, for he's
poor enough, heaven knows. Kate has
threatened latterly to paint cards and
things for some exchange. he has kept us
SO short in money for gloves and those
neccssaries. But to come back to what
/ was saying: 1t would not suit me al
all to marry poor man, Accordingly.
wish to begin To draw line--to dig in
trenchments And here is where you can
help me; by happening around, just in q
casual way, you know, when lie cuIIIes
over.
THAT is very agreeable little plan
you are laying out for me! One which
shall enjoy immensely, and Mr.. Whitney
too"
..Now, Ellen dear, you know you
would do that much for friend. I'm
sure would do as much for you at any
time
..That, my dear Cora, is the safest offer
you ever made in your life.''
"But you will oblige me hang
about little, won't you. Elem
..oh. yes; though why should my
self do not know"
The little naneuver projected by Miss
Weatherley was duly carried into some
sort of effect. But. though scantily versed
in the weather indications of these scnti
mental ATTITUDES. it occurred to me in the
course of few days that the young lady s
uneasiness might possibly have been just
a little preInature; in other words. that
the Interruptions She planned for me Ia
execute were rather supcrfluous: that. as
it were, a gap was being as quietly made
on the other side. | wondered once OF
twice whether the fact would dawn upon
| Cora's consciousness as we'll suspected,
decidedly, that that it had. when found
her growing slightly nIopy WHEN alone
with me, and slightly inclined to be a
trif1e more provocative. to press on tho
situation. though ever SO dclicately, in
stead of sliding from it, when Mr. Whit
ney made his now somewhat less frequent
appearances. / was convinced finally
when, one evening that she lad rather
expected him and he had not come, she
suddenly remarked:
Il wonder why all the incest men have
to be ineligibles. Now, Stanllope Wilt
ney is just what told you the first day
it was possible that lie might be--one of
the fascinating men who are just tho
moro dangerous because at the first you
would never suspect that they could make
any sort of an impression whatever. Tn
not sur '-a,id she paused s.I'm not
sure but that. now that have made up
my mind to break off my Irritation with
him, like him rather better than 1
thought did. If is going to be llartl on
linn, it's just possible that it may be a
little hard on mo also
Cora delivered herself of this little
haranguc before the mahogany bureau
and its mirror, where. indeed, she seemed
usually to be standing when in the retire
nlent of her own room